All Forecourt Trader articles in July 2019 – Page 5
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Stonehenge Filling Station Winterbourne Stoke, Salisbury
Location: On the busy A303 Forecourt: The pole sign, which stood on a scrubby bit of land covered in weeds, highlights Murco fuel as well as the fact that they sold LPG and had customer toilets. There is also a ’Fresh Coffee’ sign at the other end of the forecourt ...
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NewsUnder the spotlight: Tim Garner, director, Garner Group
01 Career history: I qualified as a precision engineer following a five-year apprenticeship. I joined the family business in 1980 and then purchased my own site in 1984, before joining forces with my brother in 1988 to facilitate expansion. We increased the group to eight sites. We built two blocks ...
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Skittles Dips deliver a multi-textured treat
New Skittles Dips combine the harder, chewy texture of Skittles with a soft, creamy yogurt coating to create a ’multi-textured fruity experience’. The launch follows that of Skittles Chewies last year and brand owner Mars Wrigley says they have been a big hit. With Skittles Dips, the company aims to ...
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The sun shines on PGG Fun Day
The sun shone brightly for the Park Garage Group’s Annual Cricket Fun Day last month, held at the Addiscombe Cricket Club in East Croydon. It is the fifth time the Top 50 Indie has held the event as a thank you to everyone involved with the business and ...
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An eye on crime
The BOSS (British Oil Security Syndicate) Payment Watch scheme is about to be massively improved as it will include drive-offs as well as no means of payments (NMoP). The digitally integrated drive-off and NMoP solution has been trialled successfully with two regional police forces and will now be rolled out ...
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Major redevelopment from Co-op in Norfolk
The Co-op has opened a new forecourt and food store in Necton, Norfolk, in a multi-million pound redevelopment that has created 25 jobs on a disused site. The 24-hour petrol station has customer car parking and toilets are also available, with the food store which is approximately 2,500sq ft serving ...
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Tracy West: retail commentator
This may sound sad but one of the things I like to do when I am travelling abroad is look out for food and drink that I’ve not seen before. I had a whale of a time doing this on my recent trip to the US. We did a lot ...
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RS Sales launches cost-effective cleaning kit
RS Sales has launched a new pump-island cleaning kit which aims to save retailers time and money while delivering exceptional cleaning results. Users simply dose the required amount of chemical into the refillable flask-for-life, dilute with water, spray onto a multitude of surfaces around the forecourt and watch the product ...
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Cleaner energy
There’s no doubting the success of the £461m energy drink sector (IRI Britvic data) but it is changing. For example, there’s been a big move to lower-sugar products to give consumers more choice, but now we are seeing the emergence of a new ’natural energy’ category. Britvic’s recent Soft Drinks ...
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Coke’s first Costa launch is chilled coffee in a can
Costa Coffee Ready-to-Drink (RTD) is the first major product launch since Coca-Cola acquired Costa Coffee earlier this year. The new chilled, canned coffee has been developed for consumers looking for a ’genuine coffee hit’.The brew is launching in three of Costa Coffee’s most popular variants: Classic Latte, Caramel Latte and ...
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The Orbis Tech and EdgePetrol integration is completed for Certas
Work across Certas Energy’s 35 UK sites to integrate Orbis Tech and EdgePetrol has been completed. The integration has facilitated the roll-out of EdgePetrol to the Certas Energy sites, and marks the start of a close alliance between the two companies. EdgePetrol’s technology securely connects with all PoS and fuel ...
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The taste of the Caribbean reaches the energy market
Caribbean soft drink Ka is bringing the taste of the Caribbean to the energy category with the launch of KA Reload, a glucose-based energy drink. Available in two flavours Black Cherry and Mango KA’s move into the energy market is a great fit for the brand, with 90% ...
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Certas Energy buys Shackletons’ two sites in Haverfordwest
Certas Energy has added two West Wales filling stations to its growing company portfolio with the acquisition of Square & Compass and Letterson Filling Stations, both formerly owned by Roger and Anne Shackleton, and both in Haverfordwest.The two Gulf-branded forecourts have large and successful convenience stores and a combined fuel ...
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EG buys Clydebank site in off-market transaction
Euro Garages has bought a forecourt in Clydebank, Scotland. West Highway Service Station was acquired by Christie & Co, acting on EG Group’s behalf, in an off-market transaction, from GS (Kilmarnock). West Highway Service Station sits on the Great Western Road (A82) close to Clydebank, north west of Glasgow, and ...
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essar network grows to 71 sitesEssar has increased its national network to 71 sites with the unveiling of two more MPK Garages forecourts. Previously under the Texaco marque, the newest Essar-branded outlets are Blue Gates Service Station, located on Tunstall Road, Stoke-on-Trent, and Brookhouse Service Station in Cheadle. Wayne Harrand, ...
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Unicorn Fruit Flakes launch from Fruit Bowl
Unicorn Fruit Flakes have been added to Fruit Bowl’s healthy fruit snacks range. Tapping into the huge unicorn trend, they are a mixture of Fruit Bowl’s top-selling Flake flavours Raspberry, Strawberry and Blackcurrant made from soft, chewy pieces of real fruit purées. The flakes are also gluten-free, vegan ...
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Kevin Eastwood: executive director, BOSS
When the new Prime Minister takes office this month, one of my first tasks will be to bring to his attention the proactive approach that fuel retailers have taken to reduce pressure on police resources. For more than 25 years we’ve been working closely with fuel retailers, police, government departments ...
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MFG signs up Booker’s Steve Fox as MD for retail
Motor Fuel Group has appointed Booker retail boss Steve Fox as its new managing director, retail.Steve will join MFG on September 1, 2019 and will report directly to Jeremy Clarke, MFG’s chief operating officer with the retail, trading, operations and developments teams reporting to him.Graham Timbers will continue as managing ...
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Essenza delivers subtle fruit blends in a can
S.Pellegrino is launching Essenza flavoured sparkling water in a 33cl can format, in three flavours: Lemon & Lemon Zest, Tangerine & Strawberry and Dark Morello Cherry & Pomegranate. The range has been created with 100% natural ingredients, contains no artificial flavours and is calorie free.Rrp is £1.59.020 8686 3333 www.nestlewaters.com
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Footie fans can win big with Coca-Cola GB
As part of Coca-Cola GB’s partnership with the Premier League, football fans have the chance to win tickets to see their favourite team play via a new promotion ahead of the 2019/20 season. It is running until September 2 with 120 pairs of tickets given away every week. Special packs ...